What's happening down on the allotment? An intimate account of a passionate veggie grower.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Before the First Frosts..

I am so pleased with my pumpkins Rouge Vif D'Etamps. Every day the colour just gets darker and darker.

Just one pepper in the greenhouse, quite a few peppers on it, they are juicy and so sweet.

I made a second, later planting of runner beans Enorma, and they are still going strong well into October now. Make the most of it till the first frost comes.

I have a crop of borlotti-type beans still waiting for some sun to ripen them. These are from an old heritage variety I 'liberated' from George Washington's heritage vegetable garden at Mount Vernon, Virginia a couple of years ago. I think the variety is Vermont Cranberry.

Only a few courgettes left on the bush Defender variety. This really is very resistant to mosaic virus I used to suffer until I switched to this one. Highly recommended.

8 Comments:

Beautiful zucchini's, just the right size for my liking. I just made some fried zucchini, I cut them into a french fry shape, dipped in buttermilk and then into corn meal and fried them up. I then add a spritz of lemon juice and salt, It was spectacular.

Glade to hear you enjoyed your trip to North America. I bet that lobster was good and those wild blueberries are the best, I pick them up at the market every year when they are in season.

We had our first frost here on Friday night I think, at least some people's plots got frost bitten but mine escaped this time...love the pumpkin, such a rich deep orange. Will have to grow some next year.

About Me

I was born 20 yards from our allotment. My parents used to 'dig for victory' and never got out of the habit. I grew up on an allotment, so growing veggies is a way of life. I am also qualified as a dog behaviourist and I have set up my own business, blackdog-training.co.uk